NASA is tracking asteroid more than twice the size of Empire State Building as it approaches Earth
The asteroid is projected to make its closest pass on February 14, 2026, and is classified under the "Potentially Hazardous Asteroids" umbrella.
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NASA sets the stage for January spacewalks outside the International Space Station
Before the spacewalks, NASA will conduct a preview on January 6, 2026.
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The Artemis II crew: All about the people powering NASA’s return to the Moon
Four astronauts. One lunar flyby. Artemis II tests humanity’s path back to the Moon.
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NASA’s Hubble finds largest chaotic ‘sandwich’ where planets are born, baffling astronomers
The largest protoplanetary disk ever has been found by the Hubble Space Telescope and is quite active as materials stretch in the system.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captures rare sight of comet smoke around a nearby star
Cicero Lu, a science fellow at Gemini Observatory, found a cloud of warm carbon monoxide gas circling the star HD 131488.
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NASA races to reach silent MAVEN spacecraft ahead of December 29 solar conjunction
Time is running out for the recovery team before Earth and Mars move to opposite sides of the Sun on December 29, triggering a total communications blackout.
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NASA’s SPHEREx maps the entire sky in over a hundred colors
Scientists are hoping for the image to aid in learning more about what happened right after the Big Bang.
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NASA's eyes on the Sun: Two key solar missions planned for 2026
NASA seems ready to build on the success of its ongoing solar missions.
Dec 23, 2025
NASA is heading to the Moon again: 5 things to know about the Artemis II mission
NASA's Artemis II mission will carry astronauts far beyond the far side of the Moon and back.
Dec 22, 2025
NASA's PUNCH captures stunning footage of 'time-traveling' Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6)
From late October through mid-November 2025, the PUNCH satellite captured a dramatic sequence of the comet's tail twisting and reacting to powerful solar activity.
Dec 22, 2025
NASA's Europa Clipper captured a unique ultraviolet view of 3I/ATLAS
The Europa Clipper imaged the comet when Earth-based observation was not possible.
Dec 19, 2025
3I/ATLAS latest update: Where to watch the interstellar comet livestream on December 19
The object was first spotted on July 1, 2025, by the NASA-funded ATLAS survey telescope based in Rio Hurtado, Chile.
Dec 19, 2025
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS's closest approach to Earth: Date, time and naked-eye visibility
The object was first officially spotted on July 1, 2025, by the NASA-funded ATLAS survey telescope based in Rio Hurtado, Chile.
Dec 19, 2025
NASA missions observing 3I/ATLAS as it makes its closest approach to Earth
Though officially detected by a NASA-funded ATLAS on July 1, archival records show the comet was actually captured on film as early as mid-June.
Dec 18, 2025
NASA's PUNCH mission captures groundbreaking new views of the Sun
Four tiny NASA satellites team up to reveal solar storms, comets, and the Sun’s hidden power.
Dec 18, 2025
NASA still unable to reestablish contact with MAVEN as spacecraft begins spinning oddly
NASA’s MAVEN went silent on December 6 after it emerged from behind the Red Planet.
Dec 18, 2025
NASA's IXPE spends over 600 hours observing a galaxy cluster, solves a major black hole mystery
NASA scientists have finally pinpointed the source of mysterious radiation from a supermassive black hole, solving a puzzle that has lasted for years.
Dec 17, 2025
NASA’s Mars Orbiter hits historic 100,000-image mark thanks to its HiRISE camera
The target was suggested by a high school student via the HiWish program.
Dec 17, 2025
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope finds a lemon-shaped exoplanet with a never-before-seen atmosphere
Officially labelled PSR J2322-2650b, this Jupiter-mass planet has been deformed into a bizarre lemon shape by the sheer, crushing gravity of its host star.
Dec 17, 2025
Not every galaxy has a supermassive black hole like the Milky Way's, NASA's Chandra Telescope finds
Smaller black holes tend to attract less material, making them naturally dimmer. Chandra would miss many of these faint objects.
Dec 15, 2025